EDN

Agere Collaborates with Cadence for ASIC Design Kit

Agere Systems Inc. today announced it has contracted with Cadence Design Systems Inc. to provide its ASIC customers with a temporary license to use Cadence's First Encounter design tool. Agere expects ...
Design-Reuse

Open-Silicon Licenses MIPS32(R) 24KEc(TM) Pro Core and Virage Logic Core-Optimized IP Kit for Future ASIC Development

Proven Business Model Leverages Performance, Flexibility and Cost-Savings of MIPS(R) Processor for Growing Customer Base MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Nov. 20, 2006-- MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS ...
Electronic Design

Conversion Aversion—What Is The Design Therapy?

When is it the right time to convert platform ASIC designs to standard-cell ASICs? David Asson discusses the options. Each of the three main custom digital IC technologies has unique attributes, and ...
Electronic Design

Making an ASIC—The Secret of Building a Good, Cheap Oscilloscope

Here at Keysight Oscilloscope HQ, we talk a lot about ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits). But why? Who cares about the internal architecture of a cheap oscilloscope? All that matters is ...